tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post4267983598425939354..comments2024-03-17T08:27:53.658-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: The more things change...Jim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-71754312376177549982008-04-15T13:34:00.000-05:002008-04-15T13:34:00.000-05:00Michelle, well around here there's usually a comma...Michelle, well around here there's usually a comma in that sentence, as in: "So help me, Jim, if I have to tell you <I>one</I> more time..."Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-85745200647219295152008-04-15T13:17:00.000-05:002008-04-15T13:17:00.000-05:00Around here it's actually "so help me Jim!";)Around here it's actually "so help me Jim!"<BR/><BR/>;)Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-37351876671202658402008-04-15T12:22:00.000-05:002008-04-15T12:22:00.000-05:00You forget to mention "so help me God"!You forget to mention "so help me God"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-75826418833179109992008-04-15T11:14:00.000-05:002008-04-15T11:14:00.000-05:00It means no fibbing! You give the truth, the whole...It means no fibbing! You give the truth, the whole truth, and nuttin' but the truth!Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60252093006691189162008-04-15T09:34:00.000-05:002008-04-15T09:34:00.000-05:00non-fiction, what's that?non-fiction, what's that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22203552334958921242008-04-13T18:59:00.000-05:002008-04-13T18:59:00.000-05:00Warrant,We said!(Still) ServingPatriotWarrant,<BR/><BR/>We said!<BR/><BR/>(Still) ServingPatriotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-87163820066993893392008-04-13T17:27:00.000-05:002008-04-13T17:27:00.000-05:00Saqib,We'll be holding you to that.From now on, yo...Saqib,<BR/><BR/>We'll be holding you to that.<BR/><BR/>From now on, you may right only non-fiction. And your progress reports for work? Well, we'll be keeping an eye on them!Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-56211108363525405932008-04-13T05:05:00.000-05:002008-04-13T05:05:00.000-05:00Incidentally my last name means "one who speaks th...Incidentally my last name means "one who speaks the truth"<BR/><BR/>I try to live up to that standard...most of the time ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689543548254798437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-49835649168881169292008-04-11T14:44:00.000-05:002008-04-11T14:44:00.000-05:00If you want to read that segment, I'll post it on ...If you want to read that segment, I'll post it on my blog.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-18963111654799743842008-04-11T14:40:00.000-05:002008-04-11T14:40:00.000-05:00SQUEE!!!!(HAPPY DANCE)(HAPPY DANCE)(HAPPY DANCE)SQUEE!!!!<BR/><BR/>(HAPPY DANCE)<BR/><BR/>(HAPPY DANCE)<BR/><BR/>(HAPPY DANCE)Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-75224373157084216192008-04-11T14:22:00.000-05:002008-04-11T14:22:00.000-05:00Michelle, yes.Michelle, yes.vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955307244053931069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-13400593723241803022008-04-11T10:32:00.000-05:002008-04-11T10:32:00.000-05:00Oooh! Vince! Thank you!So would "al Sedq" be "the ...Oooh! Vince! Thank you!<BR/><BR/>So would "al Sedq" be "the Truth" connoting, "what we say is the unbiased truth, we're not Fox News"?Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-26074205233091894852008-04-11T10:21:00.000-05:002008-04-11T10:21:00.000-05:00Well, at least Condi Rice is getting mileage out o...Well, at least Condi Rice is getting mileage out of her doctorate in Soviet Studies.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-72958444346012102692008-04-11T08:18:00.000-05:002008-04-11T08:18:00.000-05:00Okay, Vince, now I'm pissed.Gnash, gnash, gnash......Okay, Vince, <EM>now</EM> I'm pissed.<BR/><BR/>Gnash, gnash, gnash...Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-8298852063592087302008-04-11T07:45:00.000-05:002008-04-11T07:45:00.000-05:00Michele, there are several Arabic words for truth,...Michele, there are several Arabic words for truth, depending on what you want to say. Arabic nouns, including those for inanimate objects and concepts, are either masculine or feminine. When referring to a male, a masculine noun is usually used and when referring to a female, a feminine noun is used. In addition, since the Arabic alphabet consists of 29 consonants and 11 vocalization marks, latinizing Arabic words is problematic.<BR/><BR/>The male form of the word for truth is "hak" or "haq" or sometimes "haqq." The female form of the word is "hakeeka" or "haqeeqah." You could also use the word "sedq" or "sedqq," which is usually translated as truth, honesty or sincerity.<BR/><BR/>As with trying to convey a concept in any foriegn language, it's a bit more complex than I've described, but hopefully this will do for your purpose.vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955307244053931069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-61233467457249188202008-04-11T07:25:00.000-05:002008-04-11T07:25:00.000-05:00And yesterday Secretary of Veterans Affairs James ...And yesterday Secretary of Veterans Affairs James B. Peake told two Democratic senators that his department will not help injured veterans at VA facilities to register to vote before the 2008 election, or help veterans get to registration places since it’s considered “partisan political activity” (from the <A HREF="http://www.veteranstoday.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2966" REL="nofollow">Veterans Today website</A>.<BR/><BR/>So our injured troops don't have the right to participate in the democracy for which they have placed their lives on the line.<BR/><BR/><I>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.</I>vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955307244053931069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-11831299811724357152008-04-10T17:49:00.000-05:002008-04-10T17:49:00.000-05:00I'm just cute that way. Everybody says so.I'm just cute that way. Everybody says so.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-42585966168378243732008-04-10T17:36:00.000-05:002008-04-10T17:36:00.000-05:00You really need to stop beating your head against ...You really need to stop beating your head against that wall.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-38628973267681936502008-04-10T15:37:00.000-05:002008-04-10T15:37:00.000-05:00Well, see, Nathan my logic goes something like thi...Well, see, Nathan my logic goes something like this:<BR/><BR/>GWB: OK, the plan is working about as well as Dick's pacemaker - which is to say it's got about as much chance of successification as me givin' decent pay and benefits to the illegals working on my ranch. We need something new.<BR/><BR/>Advisor: Well, we could always try telling the truth...Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-58421607359286184302008-04-10T15:32:00.000-05:002008-04-10T15:32:00.000-05:00Jim,I feel bad for you that you're still waiting f...Jim,<BR/><BR/>I feel bad for you that you're still waiting for this administration to say anything true. I gave up on that long ago and I'm just riding it out til next January.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-28919757216837568582008-04-10T15:11:00.000-05:002008-04-10T15:11:00.000-05:00As an aside (ok, hijack. Sorry,), in my story I ha...As an aside (ok, hijack. Sorry,), in my story I have a middle eastern news company named Truth. <BR/><BR/>It started small and no one told them about Pravda until they hit Afghanistan, and by that time it was too late.<BR/><BR/>Which reminds me I still need to find an Arabic transliteration of the word truth.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.com